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SMA Solar Technology AG (SMTGY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

SMA Solar Technology AG (SMTGY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call August 13, 2026 7:30 AM EDTCompany ParticipantsKaveh Rouhi - Chief Financial & Legal Officer and...…

WordPress.com targets the next generation of web creators with a free student plan

WordPress.com Education lets teachers offer their students free domains, plugin support and professional website-building tools.…

How US industrial companies like Caterpillar, Cummins, Eaton, and Ford are pivoting their businesses to feed a booming AI data-center market for power equipment (Bob Tita/Wall Street Journal)

Bob Tita / Wall Street Journal : How US industrial companies like Caterpillar, Cummins, Eaton, and Ford are pivoting their businesses to feed a booming AI data-center market for po…

AI video generation startup Higgsfield raised $400M from DST, Goldman Sachs, Liberty Global, Intel, and others at a $5.4B valuation, up from $1.3B in January (James Fontanella-Khan/Financial Times)

James Fontanella-Khan / Financial Times : AI video generation startup Higgsfield raised $400M from DST, Goldman Sachs, Liberty Global, Intel, and others at a $5.4B valuation, up fr…

Texas may soon have more people than California — here’s why

Texas is now slated to pass California in population, driven both by both immigration and domestic migration.…

Ceragon Networks: Strong Demand Keeps Me Bullish

Ceragon Networks Ltd. stays a Buy as backlog hits records, India/N. Click for this CRNT earnings update and see if the stock is right for you.…

This Art Project Slows Down Citi Bikes to Make NYC’s Rent Crisis Feel Real

Ground Truth makes the shared rental bikes harder to pedal through rent-burdened neighborhoods, offering a tangible way for people to experience income inequality.…

Best Pixel 10 Cases and Accessories (2026): Mous, dbrand, Bellroy

Protect your Pixel 10a, Pixel 10, or Pixel 10 Pro XL with a tried-and-true phone case, screen protector, and Qi2 charger.…

Uber and Pony.ai plan to bring 2,000 robotaxis to Europe

The partnership is expanding beyond the initial market of Zagreb, Croatia to four additional European cities.…

Applied Materials reports Q3 revenue up 25% YoY to $9.12B, vs. $8.99B est., net income up 43% to $2.54B, and forecasts Q4 revenue above estimates (Elias Schisgall/Wall Street Journal)

Elias Schisgall / Wall Street Journal : Applied Materials reports Q3 revenue up 25% YoY to $9.12B, vs. $8.99B est., net income up 43% to $2.54B, and forecasts Q4 revenue above esti…

2K launches new studio to build its ‘next blockbuster sports franchise’

2K is launching a new AAA game development studio, Small Axe Studios, with an ambitious goal: to build the company's "next blockbuster sports franchise," according to a LinkedIn po…

“Draw any shape and hear it as a drum.”...

“Draw any shape and hear it as a drum.” Eigendrum : a drum simulator where you can change the shape of the drum to see how it affects the sound it makes.…

HPE secures court approval for its settlement with the US DOJ over its takeover of networking company Juniper, defeating a challenge by Democratic state AGs (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : HPE secures court approval for its settlement with the US DOJ over its takeover of networking company Juniper, defeating a challenge by Democratic state AGs — Hewlett P…

X open sources its ranking algorithm, letting users see if they’ve been ‘shadowbanned’

X is expanding the open source code behind its 'For You' feed and launching new transparency tools that show users when its ranking systems have affected their accounts or posts.…

CXMT overtakes Tencent to become the most valuable Chinese company, with a ~$524B market cap, above Tencent's $510B; CXMT's Shanghai shares jumped 460%+ at IPO (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : CXMT overtakes Tencent to become the most valuable Chinese company, with a ~$524B market cap, above Tencent's $510B; CXMT's Shanghai shares jumped 460%+ at IPO — CXMT C…

Filings and sources: Microsoft shuttered 15+ branch offices and joint ventures in China in the past five years, amid China's push for domestic software (Reuters)

Reuters : Filings and sources: Microsoft shuttered 15+ branch offices and joint ventures in China in the past five years, amid China's push for domestic software — Microsoft once r…

Taiwan says it detected AI-assisted cyberattack campaign from overseas targeting government agencies last month, but affected agencies successfully "handled" it (Reuters)

Reuters : Taiwan says it detected AI-assisted cyberattack campaign from overseas targeting government agencies last month, but affected agencies successfully “handled” it — Taiwan …

Over 30 crypto companies, including Coinbase and Block, say frontier AI safety guardrails hinder legitimate security work while attackers use stronger tools (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)

Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk : Over 30 crypto companies, including Coinbase and Block, say frontier AI safety guardrails hinder legitimate security work while attackers use stronger to…

From Drone to Door

There's a new delivery system in town.…

Trevor Noah Hosted the Made by Google Event: But Why?

Google tapping a former Daily Show anchor to be a tech show host might seem like a curveball, but it makes more sense than it seems.…

This GitHub project wants to strip AI watermarks from your content, and things are getting interesting

An open-source GitHub project is designed to strip invisible characters, statistical watermarks and file metadata used to identify AI-generated content.…

Show HN: I'm tired replying my social media visitors, I let AI agent handle it

Never leave a customer question unanswered. Agle handles your front desk 24/7 — free to start.…

From assistance to execution: How enterprises put AI to work

OpenAI research reveals how enterprises are adopting agentic AI, using ChatGPT and Codex, and how frontier firms are pulling ahead in AI adoption.…

Recycle – Floppydisks

We recycle old floppy disks and buy new floppy ones.…

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Sources: investor interest in Situational Awareness surged after it nearly blew up on leveraged positions; the fund says it's not accepting new capital for now (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)

By Matt Levine / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.…

Apple Still Planning 'Glass-Centric' iPhone Redesign for 2027

Aiming to refute a report from Jefferies analyst Edison Lee earlier today that claimed Apple's all-glass iPhone planned for the device's 20th anniversary next year has been cancele…

Sources: Apple remains on track for a glass-centric design overhaul of iPhone Pro's line for 2027, countering rumors that led Jefferies to downgrade AAPL (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

By Mark Gurman / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.…

Sprout – easily build an app with AI, share it, and use other apps

Scroll a feed of interactive apps made with AI. See one you like? Make it your own in a sentence.…

Amazon reportedly uses 45-year-old rules to get around AI data center opposition - California residents left fuming after Gilroy facility begins construction

Smile, it’s another Amazon data center…

Training AI to Govern for Us

In our new AI-centered class at the GSB, we’re experimenting on how to build AI agents that represent us. Here’s what we’ve learned so far.…

9to5Mac Daily: August 10, 2026 – Apple Watch rumors, more

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts...…

Nvidia, Wall Street Firms Strike AI Financing Deal Targeting $500B

Apollo, Blackstone and BlackRock were among the firms that committed to the deal.…

Sources: Apollo, Blackstone, BlackRock, KKR, and other financial groups are partnering with Nvidia on a $500B funding package for AI infrastructure development (Financial Times)

From Financial Times. View the full context on Techmeme.…

iOS 27 beta 5 adds new app icons for Siri, Safari, and more

Apple released iOS 27 beta 5 today and it packed several brand new app icons, including for the Siri app, Safari, and more.…

Teardown of an Oxford Nanopore MinION DNA Sequencer

For most people the term ‘DNA sequencing’ probably brings to mind large, expensive laboratory equipment in sterile rooms, but over the past decades technological progress really ha…

Photo leak backs up massive iPhone 18 Pro Max battery rumor

A photograph seems to back up claims of the increased battery capacity fo the iPhone 18 Pro Max, weighing in at a massive 5,391mAh.…

Flight tracking poster, Schlage Sense Pro review, & more on Smart Home Insider

On this week's episode of the Smart Home Insider podcast, we cover a new plane tracker, a smart home dashboard app, and review several new devices.…

Gym rat asks AI agent to book him a class, it hacks a waitlist API to bump him up the list

What wouldst thou ask of the monkey's paw?…

Functional Jumping Pokéball from an Ancient Pokémon World

When playing a game about Pocket Monsters, there’s one thing you can’t avoid using no matter what you do, and that’s a pokeball. Whether it’s a new or old game, you can’t avoid it.…

US healthcare software giant Unlimited Technology Systems admits hackers may have stolen sensitive data of 3.8 million people

No-one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack…

Mark Zuckerberg Posts Deranged 6,500-Word Essay About Giving Everyone AI Superintelligence

"The future is for everyone," Zuckerberg says, describing future that is primarily good for Meta.…

AI agents are moving online course cheating beyond chatbot-written essays via commands like "log in and complete my quiz"; major chatbots did not refuse prompts (New York Times)

From New York Times. View the full context on Techmeme.…

Anthropic, Macquarie, and Singapore's GIC form Theseus Infrastructure to develop AI computing sites; Anthropic will cover consumer electricity price hikes (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg)

By Mark Bergen / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.…

Galaxy Z Fold 8 review: Why this is my favorite new foldable

Samsung's passport-sized foldable is a standout for scrolling, reading and binge-watching, despite its steep price.…

Intel announces a $15B common stock offering, with proceeds going to general corporate purposes like "maintaining a strong balance sheet"; INTC falls 3%+ (Sarah Frier/Bloomberg)

By Ian King / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.…

South Korea plans to launch a ~$3.5B chip fund for promising materials, parts, equipment, and fabless companies, and speed the development of domestic chip hubs (Reuters)

From Reuters. View the full context on Techmeme.…

Google Pixel 11: Higher Price, Less RAM?

Google's "Made By Google" event isn't until Aug. 12, but the company's already teasing the Pixel 11 line itself: Official images, pricing hints and a redesigned camera bar. We brea…

Is Google’s Pixel 11 Lineup Worth the Hype?

In this Made By Google preview, CNET’s Mike Sorrentino breaks down the official teasers and leaks surrounding the Pixel hardware set to launch.…

iPhone 18 Pro Costing Apple 38% More to Make, TrendForce Estimates

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro will cost nearly 40 percent more to build than its predecessor because of soaring memory prices, according to new data analyzed TrendForce. The research firm'…

Meta chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth says AI productivity gains should now mean we're all doing more work — not taking time off

Meta's Andrew Bosworth says asking for more time off is 'dumb'…

Google Chrome is working on new feature which lets you open PDF files in your preferred app

Chrome for Android is testing a feature that could automatically open downloaded files in the user's preferred app instead of Chrome.…

Tech leaders say AI means less work – staff say they work up to 90 hours a week

Tech companies are not modelling their own claims of the technology giving people more free time.…

Sources: Nvidia chips remain the norm for Chinese AI labs training LLMs, as switching from its CUDA platform to Huawei's CANN requires major code rewriting (South China Morning Post)

From South China Morning Post. View the full context on Techmeme.…

Q&A with historian Jill Lepore on her new book The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, tech leaders misreading science fiction warnings as manuals, and more (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)

By Anthony Ha / TechCrunch. View the full context on Techmeme.…

AI won't kill the PM role. Same job, better tools

Generative AI is a powerful new tool. The core of the job remains exactly what it always was.…

9 essential cooling gadgets to keep you comfortable on your summer holidays — from just £13

My keep-cool essentials for tackling too-balmy summer days…

Wan 3.0 AI – multimodal video generation

Wan 3.0 AI turns text, images, audio, video, and documents into a single 30-second video, with omni-reference consistency and true-to-life detail in every frame.…

My AI story begins in 2018

He wrote it down in 2018. The AI companion. The behavioral intelligence engine. All of it. In a notebook.…

Samsung explains how its Z Fold 8 displays achieved a barely visible crease

Samsung explains how the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Flex Titanium display reduces creases, increases durability, and cuts panel thickness.…